The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry by Melanie Dennis Unrau

The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry

Melanie Dennis Unrau

240 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction literary poetry
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The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry by Melanie Dennis Unrau is a must-read for anyone seeking a nuanced exploration of the complexities of climate justice, environmentalism, and the human experience of working in the extractive industries, offering a powerful and empathetic voice to the often-overlooked stories of oil workers.

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Celebrating oil-worker poetry as a literary phenomenon, an indictment of extractive culture, and a rallying cry for climate justice. Oil workers are often typecast as rough: embodying the toxic masculinity, racism, consumerist excess, and wilful i...

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